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94th Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film

Now that we have the final list of official submissions, it’s clear the race for Best International Feature Film is one of the most exciting…

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1988 in Film: The 50 Greatest Movies of the Year

Well, you voted, and then you waited for the results. You dug deep into your memories of 1988 in Film, as others desperately flocked to…

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1988 in Film: Krótki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing)

A Short Film About Killing opened in Poland in March 1988. Two months later, it played in competition in Cannes, where it won the Jury…

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KoreanScreen.com’s 100 Greatest Korean Films Ever

In an extensive poll created over at the terrific Korean film website site KoreanScreen.com, editor Trevor Treharne compiled the hefty results and published the results…

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Cinema Sevens: Watch These Sinfully Underseen Film Gems From 1988

Remember back in 1988 when you could just run on down to the local video store and rent a movie or three? New releases like…

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74th Festival de Cannes: Here are the Films of the Official Selection

Just hours ago, on an early June morning in Paris, Thierry Frémaux and Pierre Lescure announced the films coming our way at the 74th Festival…

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1988 in Film: Nuovo cinema Paradiso / Cinema Paradiso

In one of many scenes of sheer marvel from Cinema Paradiso, our young adult hero has his romantic fantasy interrupted by heavy rainfall. Seconds later,…

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #42: Hunter

How many times do I read something, watch a video, listen to a podcast, discover a website, and tell myself I’ll recommend that on the…

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The Two sides of La Double Vie de Véronique

La Double Vie de Véronique or Podwójne życie Weroniki, as it’s called with an untranslatable pun, was released on this day, 30 years ago. It was the first…

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The Round-Up (Miklós Jancsó)

There was a time when I was young and approving. In the late eighties, I visited Hungary frequently, and I often socialised with cinephiles and…

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Oscars 2021 – 15 Movies, 5 Spots: Ranking the Shortlisted Movies in the Best International Feature Category

In a matter of days we will know which movies have been selected as the nominees for this year’s Oscars. One of the most exciting…

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The Girls Wins Best Film at Goya Awards

Pilar Palomero’s The Girls has won Best Film at Spain’s 35th Goya Awards. The film also picked up awards for Best New Director, Best Original…

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Love Affair(s) Leads César Awards Nominations

Emmanuel Mouret’s Love Affair(s) (Les Choses Qu’On Dit, Les Choses Qu’On Fait) leads the way at the César Awards nominations with 13 nods including Best Film….

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Adú Leads Goya Awards Nominations

Salvador Calvo’s Adú leads the nominations at the 35th Goya Awards with 13 nods including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Full list…

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